“Cuzn Cathy”, an occasional commenter on this site, mentioned to me that she had heard that Mariella’s Pizza had the best pizza in NYC. Now, Cathy lives in a very faraway land. Why, it’s well beyond New Jersey! (Can you imagine?) How she can find out such information on the mighty subject of NYC pizza [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ category
Mariella’s Pizza
January 13, 2008BAMN! The new Automat
November 21, 2007The NYC Automats are legendary. Long ago in a NYC that is no more, the Automats reigned as the place to go to for a cheap meal. They took only nickels and you could show up with a pocketful and sit and eat all day. When I talk to old-timers, they wax eloquent about the [...]
Hail, the conquering pizza: Lombardi’s Pizza!
October 28, 2007You’ve read my ramblings about the disappearance of Little Italy. You’ve seen my flat out statements that Little Italy is only parts of Mulberry Street. The problem with flat out statements like that is that there are going to be exceptions. And Lombardi’s is no small exception. As you can see from the street sign: [...]
Stiles Farmers Market
October 24, 2007This farmers market is a little different than most of the ones I mention in my wanderings. I’d seen it before, even walked through it once long ago when I first wandered Hell’s Kitchen. Stiles is located at the corner of 41st Street and 9th Avenue. It’s not like they typical market: it’s semi-permanent. Yeah, it’s [...]
Tea Time at Ten Ren Tea Time
October 20, 2007Of all the neighborhoods I go into, the one I’m least likely to eat in is Chinatown. I love Chinese food and Chinatown boasts some great Chinese eating, but I’m generally put off by the smell from the grocery stores. I’ve mentioned this issue in an earlier post. But there’s one place in Chinatown that [...]
